Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-07
DAKOTA NEWS.

The Pierre university opened with
good Attendance
1t will cost $4,000 to run the schools
OF Fargo this year.
In Che public schools of Sioux Fall.
there me 1ss pupils.
The University artesian we'll at Yer.
million, is down 500 feet.
There Is talk of establishing Metho.
dist college in the Black Hills.
There was successful exhibit ut the
Brown county fair at Ainsworth.
The Forest City Press has started ou
in the firth Year Of it's existence.
The Artesian City Dramatic company
played Fen Nights in Bar-rooni." :
The contract for digging the artesian
we'll at White Lake has been awarded.
-lheDeSmst roller mill. which has re-
Gently been improved, has started up again.
WEEK diggers at Roscoe struck forty
five feet M waller at q distance OF go feet.
Judge Spencer, of the central Dakot
district, held term of court at Vermillion.
Tho commissioners of Campbell
county levied a tax Of IA mills on a dollar
valuation.
Five prisoners were carried from the
Lincoln county Jail to the penitentiuy at
Sioux Falls.
The Manitoba is now surveying line
from Pierre to thc Black Hills, following
the Bad river route.
The Grand Forks chamber Of com
merce las received President Clevelauds
declination 10 visit that city.
Tho Northern Pacific extension from
La Moure TO Edgerly, distance Of twenty
three miles, has been completed.
1t is said that Willard could have had
the presidency of the Northern Pacific al
the recent election, but declined it.
There are now sixty-five organized
schools in Clark county, with 1856 school
children between the ages of and 90
M. Ii. Day has gone east again. L
is reported that he has sold half i'll.
terest in mine in the Black Hills fol
$50, 900.
The Press thinks the outlook is very
encouraging for Forest City to be con.
nected vlth the outside world before the
snow fkes.
"A pelican, the bill of which meas urel
14I inches long, and from tip to tip o.
wings g. feet. was killed at Sand Lake
near Aberdeen.
- At Sioux Falls a complaint was sworr
out against Burr Robbins charging hin
with obstructing the streets with his tents
and wagons. Sioux Falls must be growing
Seeing the flags flying from seyera
places en- the fair grounds at Aberdeen {
Wig said, "What are the flags up for?'
United States"
Grading is being done on the Fores
City railroad at the rate of mile a day
Where the road is going or under wha
system it is, is not known, but there is
evidently good strong backing behind it.
Mrs. S. d. Warren, a bride of two
weeks, was thrown from buggy at Siou!
Falls. Both of her legs were broken an(
she was otherwise injured. She is at til,
Cataract house in a very precarious con
dition.
The aaestion of depot grounds j,
Sioux Falls for the Duluth railroad, nhicl
caused some delay in the construction O
that line, has at last been settled. Thu
citizens Of that place, who guaranteed tn
1epot urou,,lo IN tho ton,po,v ,,ro,or, 4,
have tract Oh the east side condemned
for that purpose. The land desired il
owned by G. II. Drake, of st. Paul, wht
wants 100000 for it. He will get VIVA
it is worth now.
Judge Moody says "Gov. Church il
inhicting great and unjust cruelty upon tn,
poor insane wretches of Dakota by delay.
ing the building of the asylum. The los
OF the entire $4,000 cannot be compared
to the sutferings of these people. Owing
to his Withholding these appropriations the
insane are lodged in county jails, and 70,
know that the majority of these institu
poor ventilation, ETC.
The following, taken from Comms.
sioner Sparks annual report, shows in de.
tail the work Of the Dakota land Offices fo1
the year:
AberdeeG-Pre. emptions. 779; acres
122,3GO; amount, $l52, $50. Homeseads
725; acres. 1l3,7S2. Timber culture, 4G5
acr. s, 72,327.
Bismarck-Pre-emp 227; acres, 43,.
3l4; amount, s59.927. Homesteads, 439
acres 67,27O. Timber culture, 300; acres
55,405.
Dendwood-- Prescriptions, 45l; acres
69,393; amount, S6G, 745. Homesteads, 1877
acres 2S,4Sl. Timber culture, 1871; acres
20 ass.
d Wis Lal1e-Pre- emptions, 500; acres
1916; amount, s9S,94G. Homes,eads, 80
acres. 5G,4oG. Timber culture, 3G6; acres
;16.637.
Fargo-Pre-em ptions, 210 acres. 81 ,007
amount S48,O79. Homesteads, 679; acres
n4,6o2. Timber culture, 573; acres, So
IT'S
Grand Forks--Pre- emptions, SIS; acres
9,l5G; amount, $685.. Homesteads, 647
acres, 103,1G7. Timber culture, 3S7, acres,
5S,713.
Huron-Pre- emptions, TOT; acres, 7O7,-
9GS; amount, $l34,8 Homesteads, G30
acres, 9S,774. Timber culture, 100; acres,